Ruck
Ruck is a multi meaning word. A homonym in fact. Its used to describe a pack is derived from the German rucksack but a ruck also describes a packed crowd of people. The heavy pack idea has spawned an exercise company and a sport built around carrying weighted backpacks. As a verb it means clothes or other fabric that are jumbled up.
Examples:
Verb: “The baby had just woken and its nightgown was rucked up to its armpits.”
Noun: “He squeezed through the ruck in the bar to get another pint.”
Noun: “His ruck was heavy but he was used to it.”
It does not mean “Go ruck yourself.”
Photo is of the massive cherry crop on the tree in Rebecca and Anthony’s garden. They were delicious.
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And similar to Ruckus!